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Dr. Who Series 2: Most Disturbing Premise (pt. 2; Top 10)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nwilson

[Spoilers] Premises can be disturbing because, if true, they’re scary, or they can be disturbing because they don’t make sense. Previously, I laid o...

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Race & Racism in Dungeons & Dragons (pt. 4) [Updated]

Posted on July 12, 2020 by nwilson

[Eugene Marshall’s system] does everything that Wizards of the Coast swore they were going to do in their recent press release and more…. [So] the b...

Gaming/Tabletop/Tabletop Role Playing Games

Race & Racism in Dungeons & Dragons (pt. 3)

Posted on July 7, 2020 by nwilson

A new wrinkle: Game Designer Orion D. Black recently quit their job at WotC’s D&D department, and blasted the company on TwitLonger. Among other thing...

Gaming/Tabletop/Tabletop Role Playing Games

Races & Racism in Dungeons & Dragons (pt. 2)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by nwilson

I encountered the announcement by Wizards of the Coast via my Facebook feed (I’m old). In particular, two posts–one by James Whitbrook of Gizmondo, ...

Gaming/Tabletop/Tabletop Role Playing Games

Races & Racism in Dungeons & Dragons (pt. 1)

Posted on July 2, 2020 by nwilson

In response to the recent events concerning #Blacklivesmatter, WotC decided to make some changes. Here are my thoughts.

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